[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live, local, latebreaking -- this is wbal-tv 11 news at noon. >> we begin with breaking news -- florida mother casey anthony will be released from jail next wednesday. her sentence was announced minutes ago.

i am sarah caldwell. the 25-year-old who was acquitted of murdering her daughter was sentenced based on lying to investigators. the judge gave her the harshest sentence possible. she will stay in jail that least a little longer. we have the late-breaking details. >> both sides are ready to proceed. >> belvin perry was firm in his sentence, the maximum on each of four counts of lying to investigators. >> i will sentence you to one year in orange county jail, imposing a $1,000 fine, all four accounts to run consecutive to each other. >> belvin perry says each lie lead investigators on an expensive and unnecessary search. >> this search for her went on

from july, through december, over several months, trying to find caylee mar re-anthony. >> the court reserved jurisdiction, and could tax anthony on that. >> caylee, k. lee. >> it may never be enough for crowds against the acquittal. when she is released, it is not clear where she will go. an attorney for her parents said it is not likely she will go home. there has been talk about her writing a book or signing a movie deal. the attorney said they might do the same. they cannot go back to their jobs after all of this. >> thank you.

jan -- john mackey, a former baltimore colts player has passed away. he played for the baltimore colts from 1963, until 1967, and also played for the san diego chargers. a spokesman for the baltimore ravens said john mackey's wife informed them of the death. he had been battling dementia. the search is on for the person who set fire to property on sparrows point in the 2600 block of sparrows point road. if you have any information, you should call baltimore county police. natural resources police say they have found the body of the a boater who went missing in the magothy river. james kane was thrown from the vote on july 4. officials say they were thrown as the vote made a sharp turn.

an armed man is still at large. state police say he attacked a speed cameras vehicle on the side of the baltimore-washington parkway, and then fled into the woods. jennifer franciotti has those details. >> a bizarre incident near the bwi exit at 195 had the interstate shut down for hours. a man walked out of the woods, and on to the parkway, holding a hammer in one hand, and a shotgun in another. in forced -- he approached this speed informed the judge speed- enforcement vehicle the operator says he started the attack by tapping on the back window. >> he was frightened at that point. the individual came around and began striking the when chilled carrot >> you can see the windshield damage on the left part of your screen.

>> he could not determine what was being said, but then, within minutes the individual walked back into the wooded area, carrying a shotgun and the hammer. >> dozens of law enforcement officers searched the woods and vehicles in the area. the highway was shut down for hours, and area hotels were put on locked down. >> it is weird that somebody would do better randomly, unless maybe they got a ticket earlier, and went back to take care of the camera. >> police are looking at surveillance video. in the meantime, he is described 5 a white male, in his 60's, ft. 8 inches, and he was last seen wearing a red and blue shirt, and blue jeans. >> a man stands by his son is in stable condition. 59-year-old thomas walters iii

was in argument. the sun, thomas walters iv, allegedly pulled out a knife and stabbed his father in the chest. baltimore city police are investigating a suspicious death. a man's body was found inside of a truck inside of a impound lot. it is not clear how long the body has been there. as vehicle fire on interstate 95 creates traffic delays. we were over the same near the toll plaza. fire officials say nobody was injured. the cause is under investigation. >> the mercury is rising as we head into the afternoon. temperatures across the state are mid-to-upper-80's, and

already into the 90's at the inner harbor. we expect temperatures to rise, and we will be talking about the possibility of thunderstorms after 3:00 p.m., and into the night, chances increase. it will be a warm, humid night, and storm chances increase as we get into tomorrow. the full forecast is coming up. >> republican and democratic leaders will meet with president obama today in an effort to hammer out a budget deal. president obama and house speaker john boehner will try to convince each other. republicans seem to be softening on closing tax loopholes to raise money. if congress cannot compromise in the next few weeks, the federal government will default on loans terret -- loans. >> percent is the way of the past, and facebook is expanding

services. visitors at yellowstone national park are on edge after a man is killed by a grizzly bear. dr. kim hammond is here to answer your pet questions

>> parts of yellowstone national

park are off limits this morning as officials investigate a rare grizzly bear attack. a man was mauled to death by a grizzly bear near cannes in the village. the bear and then went after the wife who was laying down and playing dead. officials believe the bear was a mother, trying to protect her cubs. although they are relatively rare, yellowstone is warning visitors to keep a distance and carry pepper spray. in the days of digital, many of us have turned in pens and pencils for keyboards. the indiana school system has decided it will no longer be a requirement to learn curses. students will be required to take keyboard class's. facebook is entering the world of digital check. we will explain.

>> it can start to deplete attention. it starts to overloaded. >> digital detox, how on plugging for a small amount of time might improve your health. >> thunderstorms are popping up in southwestern pennsylvania. the threat exists for maryland. it is 88 degrees and bwi. the humidity is 51%. >> dr. kim hammond is here to answer your pet questions. you can e-mail your questions to petquestions@wbaltv.com

>> video chatting on your computer is certainly not a new feature, but it is new for facebook. they announced yesterday that video chat from skype will be

offered to users. >> they really see that facebook has something they cannot get -- the engagement level of those users compared to the 125 million users that are engaged on spite -- skype. >> it could eventually become a premium service. there in the process of being acquired by microsoft. the arrangement with facebook has no bearing on that deal. do you spend a lot time on line? many americans struggle to disconnect from technology, even on vacation. going to digital detox might be good for your help. >> most of us spend time connected to devices like this. we will sneak in time to update twitter and facebook pages. these gadgets are designed for this. they captured our attention.

>> all of the electronic gadgets can be good, but too much of a good thing cannot necessarily be good. >> they are disruptive noise for our mind, scrambling our brains, and effecting our ability to develop healthy social skills. >> it depletes attention. >> his suggestion? unplug completely for a while. go outside and do something. he says it tends to improve your overall health. >> you start thinking more clearly. you become more creative. >> in a survey response, a 33% of us will hide away from family and friends to check e-mail, and update our facebook status. the number of people checking e- mail on vacation is at 68%. >> you can go on vacation, set

aside that stuff, and interact more with the flow of the natural environment. >> now, your insta-weather-plus forecast with ava marie. >> good afternoon. it is a toasty one out there. we have blazing sunshine across the state. the clouds are starting to creep in. there are clouds in pennsylvania near the pennsylvania turnpike. this is what we are worried about. as this cold front gets closer to us, we have enough heat and humidity to strike up these storms. thunderstorms will be scattered across the area through the afternoon, into the evening hours. it is the same storm system we will worry about tomorrow as well. this other system will swing back around through here, and that is where we start to talk

about storm's being likely in the area. because of the moisture in the atmosphere, they could bring heavy downpours. here is a look at the futurecast. around two o'clock p.m., and noticed the scattering of showers and storms. that could trickle down into baltimore and into the eastern shore. we have a possibility of storms into the evening hours, which is a problem on the roadways. things will change drastically into tomorrow. showers and storms could be likely are around 2:00 p.m., and heavy downpours will be the biggest concern. that could cause problems for the friday afternoon to meet. let's look at the forecast, day- by-day. we are expecting temperatures to approach the 94 degree mark. that is not too far off from

now, as we are in the 90's. showers are a possibility into the night as temperatures stayed very warm as for the ocean city forecast, thunderstorms likely into tomorrow. saturday looks pretty good. sunday is quite nice, 87 with plenty of sunshine. tomorrow will be is the me one. the front passes by -- steamy one. the front passes by. 85 degrees into the afternoon. high pressure will be in control. that will call for dry weather. we are looking ahead to that. >> dr. kim hammond is here to answer your question -- your pet questions and we have a special guest, shady. what a cutie pie.

>> she is doing very well. we found out -- he is two or three years old. he should be ready to go to the adoption for shortly. >> very good. hopefully we find a good home. >> we love the humane society. if you need to adopt a dog or cat, i prefer the humane society. >> they are doing good work. we will get back to the information about how to adopt shady in a moment, but first questions. i have a boxer that was steven chu on sticks. it is causing constipation. -- 22 on sticks. it is causing constipation. what do i do? >> you need alternatives. my own dog to use certain

things. -- chews certain things. you have to poppy-proof the house. >> how do i get my two-year-old dragon to eat on his own? >> these animals are sometimes very caller-oriented. they suggest something colorful like strawberries or raspberries. >> interesting. how can i get my hat to stop biting? it is mostly playful, but it could hurt, and how could i get her to stop begging for treats? >>-influences are good. maybe costs -- negative influences are good. maybe a spray in the face. when they do good behavior, you pay them.

give them a paycheck. >> of a good thing would be to adopt shady. it has become a big thing at wbal to get shady adopted. we're hoping it happens. let's give out the information. you can call, and you can the at the other. -- pets available on the baltimore humane society website. how big is the need right now? >> huge. we just did the baltimore 500, and we had 571 adoptions. that was great. the economy is really taking a hit, and so are we. any help you could give is great. >> one cat could be responsible for 100,000 test. >> all right. we will find you a home shady --

home, shady. if you have a question, you can e-mail it to petquestions@wbaltv.com, or visit our web site, wbaltv.com, or send your questions to pet questions, wbal, 3800 hooper avenue, baltimore, maryland, 21211. coming up next, your maryland lottery numbers, and another check of the insta-weather-plus forecast with ava marie. first, a check of how wall street is performing at this hour. stay with us.

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